Microsoft 2001 Online Annual report

Microsoft 2001 Online Annual report

At Microsoft, we see no limits to the human imagination. Our purpose is not simply to unlock the potential of today's new technologies. Our goal is to unleash the creativity in every person, every family, and every business. Because we believe the real measure of our success is not the power of our software but the power it unleashes in you.

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Creating possibilities: We believe in the value of software. Over the years, software has helped transform the way we work and live. But it is just the beginning. What can only be imagined today will be commonplace tomorrow. At Microsoft, we continually research and develop new technologies that help realize the potential that resides within us all. To make connections where none existed before. To lead to new understanding and discoveries. To inspire, entertain, and inform. Our new products and services will help you experience your world in entirely new ways. It's why we're so passionate about the power of software. And all the possibilities it holds in store for you.

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Energizing the PC: Software that works the way you work.

We learn from you. Your expectations. Your way of working. The users of Office and Windows? benefit because we combine what we learn from our customers with our strengths in research and development. The results are new breakthroughs for Microsoft and for computer users around the world. Software that recognizes your handwriting and your speech. Software that collaborates, remembers, and reminds you. Software developed by people who know reliability and performance are important to you. Microsoft? Office XP and Microsoft Windows XP give PC users what they want: more capabilities, more productivity, and more ways to experience the digital world.

Microsoft Office XP Launched on May 31, Microsoft Office XP empowers customers to achieve more and unleashes the next wave of productivity gains. More specifically, Office XP revolutionizes the way people collaborate with one another, access important information, and accomplish their tasks. Thanks to innovative technologies such as smart tags, Task Panes, speech/handwriting recognition, and SharePointTM Team Services, Office XP offers customers new experiences and capabilities that redefine productivity.

Microsoft Windows XP Our latest operating system will enable inspiring new experiences that help people unlock the full possibilities of their PCs from advanced communication, collaboration, and remote access to digital photos, music, video, and building home networks. When Microsoft Windows XP launches in fall 2001, it will strive to establish a new standard in reliability and performance, offering customers the freedom to create, connect, and communicate in ways that weren't possible before.

Tablet PC The Tablet PC is an exciting new evolution of the laptop that combines the power of the PC with the simplicity of pen and paper. It is a full-featured, highly mobile PC that runs Windows XP Professional and supports all current Windows-based applications. When it launches in fall 2002, there will be many innovative applications that will leverage the Tablet PCs pen and speech capabilities, wireless support, long battery life, and best-of-breed portability.

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Delivering business agility: Helping companies make the right connections.

The Microsoft .NET platform redefines and expands the idea of a connected business, delivering the ability to quickly respond to challenges and opportunities. With .NET technology, barriers to doing business are down and the limits of time and distance are drastically reduced. Real time information is no longer a dream, but the reality that drives the free flow of information and ideas within an enterprise and on to vendors, partners, and customers. This brings every aspect of the business closer together: people with questions are connected to people with answers. Supply is connected directly to demand. Ideas are connected to action. And your business is connected to success.

Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers Over the last 12 months, Microsoft has released a dozen new server applications that enable customers to rapidly build and run flexible Web-based solutions that integrate with their existing systems. From new releases of our messaging, database, e-commerce, and management products to offerings in mobile information access and Web content management, the Microsoft? .NET Enterprise Server family provides the scalability, reliability, and manageability that today's agile businesses need.

Microsoft Windows .NET Microsoft's latest server operating system addresses the emerging business challenge of managing complex business computing across multiple interconnected applications and services. The Windows? .NET Server platform will provide the infrastructure necessary to deploy, manage, and orchestrate XML Web services, connecting businesses and allowing customers to quickly develop and deploy business-tobusiness and electronic commerce applications, content management, messaging and collaboration tools.

Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Server is the multipurpose network operating system for businesses of all sizes. The newest version of this bestselling server operating system, Windows 2000 Server lets you share files and printers reliably and securely, choose from thousands of business applications compatible to run today on Windows 2000 Server, and build Web applications and connect to the Internet. This combination and flexibility delivers a strong business value proposition for today's IT customer.

bCentral The Microsoft bCentralTM portal provides online subscription services to help small businesses get online for B2C and B2B opportunities without making an investment in their own large-scale IT infrastructure. bCentral helps improve marketing effectiveness, increase sales, and provide better customer service. With more than 1.6 million registered users, bCentral is a key part of Microsoft's overall .NET strategy to deliver software as a service to consumers and businesses of all sizes.

Great Plains Software With 140,000 customers in 132 countries, Microsoft? Great Plains? provides e-business applications that help small and mid-sized companies compete and win in today's interconnected economy. Great Plains delivers the capability to automate financial and operational processes, build collaboration throughout an organization, deploy Customer Relationship Management technology and Supply Chain Management, and allow companies to extend specific information and procedures securely via the Internet to employees, customers, suppliers and partners.

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